Professor of Digital Governance & Participation @Brussels_School and Professorial Fellow @UNUCRIS
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From 2.0 to 3.0: EDMO BELUX Continues Its Fight Against Disinformation
After two and a half years of research, collaboration and engagement, the EDMO BELUX 2.0 project has come to an end. Building on the foundations laid by EDMO BELUX 1.0, the project served as a trusted platform for monitoring, analysing and mitigating disinformation and promoting media literacy in Belgium and Luxembourg, as part of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) network. The VUB is co-lead of the project.
ANTIGONE and EDMO BELUX join the disinformation community at Disinfo 2026
More than 650 people gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for Disinfo 2026, an international event organised by our close partner, EU Disinfolab. The event brought together researchers, policymakers, journalists, civil society organisations and other members of the disinformation community to discuss current challenges and developments in the fight against disinformation.
BSoG and PAIS Warwick hold inaugural workshop on European Politics, Public Policy and Governance in Brussels
The first edition of the Annual Workshop on European Politics, Public Policy and Governance (EPPG) took place in Brussels from 24 to 27 September 2026. The workshop was co-organised by the Brussels School of Governance at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, as part of the newly established VUB Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Group on European Governance (WAVEG).
Transparency as an empty signifier? Assessing transparency in EU and platform initiatives on online political advertising and actors
INTRODUCTION Political debate increasingly occurs on online platforms.1 While this provides opportunities to increase popularity of certain ideas, reach new audiences and engage more directly with political actors, it also poses threats to democratic processes (Persily & Tucker, 2020). Undesirable practices, such as political disinformation and deceptive advertising, may raise populistic moods, increase polarisation and interfere with fair elections.
Government responses to online disinformation unpacked
Citation & publishing information Received: Reviewed: Published: December 11, 2023 Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Germany Funding: This work was supported with the European Union Grant INEA/CEF/ICT/A2020/2394296. Competing interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist that have influenced the text. Keywords: Disinformation, Freedom of expression, GDP, Public policy, covid-19 Citation: Cipers, S. & Meyer, T. & Lefevere, J. (2023).
Science and Global Conspiracies
What difference does the internet make to conspiracy theories? The most sobering aspect of “How Science Gets Drawn Into Global Conspiracy Narratives” (Issues, Spring 2023), by Marc Tuters, Tom Willaert, and Trisha Meyer, is its focus on the on the seismic power of the hashtag in choreographing new conspiratorial alliances between diverse sets of Twitter users. Importantly, this is also happening on other platforms such as Instagram and TikTok.
Robertson County Arrest Report
Weekly Jail Bookings at the Robertson County Jail • Trisha Meyer of Austin was arrested and charged for misapplication of fiduciary property of property of a financial institution >=$30K<$150K by RCSO. • Charles Slay of Winona was arrested and charged for aggravated assault in retaliation, and engaging in organized criminal activity by RCSO. • Sally Dilick of Sugarland was arrested… To access content, please login or purchase a subscription to the Robertson County News or Franklin Advocate.
The good, the bad and the ugly: how platforms are prioritising some EU member states in their COVID-19 disinformation responses
By Trisha Meyer, Alexandre Alaphilippe and Claire Pershan In this article, we map, compare and analyse the monthly COVID-19 disinformation monitoring reports that platforms have submitted to the European Commission as part of their commitment to the Fighting COVID-19 Disinformation Monitoring Programme.
One Year Onward: Platform Responses to COVID-19 and US Elections Disinformation in Review
By Trisha Meyer and Alexandre Alaphilippe We publish two detailed timelines of Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter’s responses to COVID-19 and US elections related disinformation: with the data organised per platform and per response type.
How platforms are responding to the ‘disinfodemic’
By Trisha Meyer and Clara Hanot This blogpost compares how 11 global internet communications companies address disinformation through 7 forms of content and account moderation; presents a case study on additional measures taken by Facebook/Instagram, Twitter and Google/YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic; argues that internet communication companies are acting as definers, judges and enforcers of freedom of expression on their services; concludes that platforms’ responses to the...
Police: Woman, child lived with tigers, 'vicious' monkeys
A woman faces a child endangerment charge after tigers, a cougar and other exotic animals were found in the Houston-area home she shared with her 14-year-old daughter.Trisha Meyer was arrested last week in Nevada, where she is jailed pending extradition to Texas on the child endangerment charge.Jail records don't list an attorney to speak on Meyer's behalf.Houston police raided Meyer's home in September after a complaint that she failed to deliver on the $3,000 sale of an exotic kitten.
Police: Woman, child lived with tigers, 'vicious' monkeys
A woman faces a child endangerment charge after tigers, a cougar and other exotic animals were found in the Houston-area home she shared with her 14-year-old daughter.Trisha Meyer was arrested last week in Nevada, where she is jailed pending extradition to Texas on the child endangerment charge.Jail records don't list an attorney to speak on Meyer's behalf.Houston police raided Meyer's home in September after a complaint that she failed to deliver on the $3,000 sale of an exotic kitten.
Police: Woman, child lived with tigers, 'vicious' monkeys
A woman faces a child endangerment charge after tigers, a cougar and other exotic animals were found in the Houston-area home she shared with her 14-year-old daughter.Trisha Meyer was arrested last week in Nevada, where she is jailed pending extradition to Texas on the child endangerment charge.Jail records don't list an attorney to speak on Meyer's behalf.Houston police raided Meyer's home in September after a complaint that she failed to deliver on the $3,000 sale of an exotic kitten.
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